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Once Upon A Geek

A blog for The Irredeemable Shag … A place for all things geek, focusing primarily on superheroes & science fiction.

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Malin Akerman stars in “Watchmen Tour” (funny stuff)

March 13, 2009March 12, 2009

Here is a cute video from “Funny or Die” starring Malin Akerman (who played Silk Spectre).  This video asks how far will hardcore Watchmen fans

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Atari 2600 vs. a modern-day 9 year old

March 12, 2009March 12, 2009

We found my wife’s old Atari 2600 at her mother’s house a few months back.  I’ve been fiddling around with it off-and-on ever since.  Sadly

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Star Trek Comic Book Advertisement – Nov 1984

March 11, 2009March 11, 2009

The old Blue Devil advertisement I ran the other day seemed to be well-received.  So I decided to feature another old comic book ad today. 

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Serv’s in Town!

March 9, 2009March 8, 2009

This is what the quantum physics discussion degenerated into.

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Watchmen – Saturday Morning Cartoon Intro from the late-80’s/early-90’s

March 6, 2009March 6, 2009

This is freakin’ hilarious and brilliant!  It represents everything that was right (and wrong) with late-80’s/early-90’s cartoons.  Genius! Thanks to Michael Bailey of Fortress of

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Watchmen was AWESOME! **NO SPOILERS**

March 6, 2009March 6, 2009

Just saw the Watchmen movie.  Man, it was great!  Don’t worry, no spoilers here.   I just had to say how much I enjoyed it.  Going

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Blue Devil Advertisement – June 1984

March 6, 2009May 30, 2010

Here is an awesome advertisement from Blue Devil #1 (June 1984).  I’ve mentioned it here before, but Blue Devil is one of my top five

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Watchmen Graphic Novel Review

March 5, 2009August 2, 2010

Back in July 2007, the gang from THE UNIQUE GEEK got together to discuss the Watchmen graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. On

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George Perez/Alex Ross – Blog Crossover

March 4, 2009February 15, 2010

Be sure to check out the FIRESTORM FAN blog today!  Eleven different superhero blogs have combined forces to each cover the George Perez/Alex Ross painting

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Alan Moore Interview in Wired Magazine

March 4, 2009March 2, 2009

Click here for a recent and lengthy interview with Alan Moore from Wired magazine.  There is some good Watchmen stuff in there. There is just

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The Irredeemable Shag's podcast and (former) blog for all things geek! Special focus on comics, sci-fi & pop culture! Including Doctor Who, Star Trek, DC Comics, Star Wars, role-playing games, 80's TV shows, and science fiction in general! Part of THE FIRE & WATER PODCAST NETWORK!

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About Shag

By day, the Irredeemable Shag plays the part of a wealthy industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. By night, he is a frightening creature that strikes terror into the hearts of criminals!
... or ...
maybe the Irredeemable Shag managed a comic book store for four years, and a movie theater megaplex for three years. Nowadays he's just a really vocal geek on the interwebs. He is the co-founder of the FIRE & WATER PODCAST NETWORK. He hosts the JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL: BWAH-HA-HA PODCAST and the ONCE UPON A GEEK PODCAST. He co-hosts AQUAMAN & FIRESTORM: THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST and WHO'S WHO: THE DEFINITIVE PODCAST OF THE DC UNIVERSE. You decide...

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